Senior SiPho & III-V Test Engineer

Aurora Innovation Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Presencial; USD 181.000 - 262.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Aurora Innovation Inc. is seeking a seasoned Staff SiPho & III-V Test Engineer in Mountain View, CA to lead test methodologies for silicon photonics, lasers, and optoelectronic products.

You will build automated routines, develop test hardware, and advance data-driven yield improvements across R&D and production environments. The role demands extensive photonics testing expertise, strong Python automation, and experience architecting scalable test systems, with a focus on accuracy, reliability,

Formación

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Optical Engineering, or a related field.
• 6+ years hands-on experience in photonics, laser, semiconductor, or optoelectronic testing
• Fundamental understanding of optical, electrical and optoelectrical measurement techniques and instrumentation
• Proficiency in Python or similar object-oriented programming languages
• Direct experience with lidar, silicon photonics, or related fields.
• Experience designing automated optical alignment systems for high-precision characterization, including multi-axis motion control, alignment search algorithms, and real-time feedback optimization
• Experience in experimental design and statistical analysis, with the ability to analyze large characterization datasets, draw clear conclusions from test results, and provide actionable feedback to design teams.
• Proven track record of architecting automated test systems from concept through production deployment in a semiconductor, photonics, or advanced hardware environment.
• Extensive experience performing complex high-speed optical and electrical measurements using photodetectors, RF spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers (VNAs), and high-speed oscilloscopes, along with hardware calibration and de-embedding techniques.

Responsabilidades

• Develop optimized automated routines to execute and analyze silicon photonics/III-V components.
• Design and validate test hardware for R&D and high-volume manufacturing.
• Design software control systems and machine vision tools for alignment and coupling optimization.
• Correlate measurement data with device behavior to monitor yield and drive improvements.
• Establish test specifications, Gauge R&R studies, and calibration procedures for characterization stations.
• Set best practices, data quality checks, and documentation standards for testing activities.
• Turn test results into actionable recommendations for laser, photonics integration, and reliability teams.

Conocimientos

Python programming

experimental design

statistical analysis

data analysis

automation

multi-axis alignment

Educación

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Photonics, Optical Engineering, or related field

Herramientas

VNAs

RF spectrum analyzers

high-speed oscilloscopes

calibration/de-embedding techniques

Descripción del empleo

Aurora Innovation Inc. is seeking a seasoned Staff SiPho & III-V Test Engineer in Mountain View, CA to lead test methodologies for silicon photonics, lasers, and optoelectronic products.

You will build automated routines, develop test hardware, and advance data-driven yield improvements across R&D and production environments. The role demands extensive photonics testing expertise, strong Python automation, and experience architecting scalable test systems, with a focus on accuracy, reliability,